LEOMINSTER MUSEUM CIO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 9 July 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £16,674
Latest expenditure: £13,549
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: The Coach House, West Town Court, Kingsland, Leominster, HR6 9SS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.leominstermuseum.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity owns and runs Leominster Museum, which is open to the public, without charge, six days a week between about Easter and the end of October. The Museum collects and preserves local material relating to Leominster and district in the form of objects, archives and ephemera, and interprets and displays this material for the education and enjoyment of the public.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £16,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,549

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,620
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,860

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,655
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,771

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,028
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,393

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £32,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,973

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £16,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,549
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £4,460
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,620
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,860
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,655
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,771
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 21

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,028
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,393
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 33

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £32,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,973
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £27,343
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 24

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Herefordshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LEOMINSTER MUSEUM CIO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-07-09T00:00:00

Charity Name: LEOMINSTER MUSEUM CIO
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2016-05-07T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 527244
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 527244
Assoc Charity Name: LEOMINSTER MUSEUM TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 09 Jul 2015 as amended on 18 Jun 2018
Charitable Objects: 3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF LEOMINSTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN THAT AREA OF A MUSEUM AND ASSOCIATED COLLECTION AND OTHER RESOURCES, AND THE PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THAT AREA AND ANY OTHERS WHO USE THE MUSEUM, ITS FACILITIES OR RESOURCES; AND3.2 ALL OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES NORMALLY OR USEFULLY ASSOCIATED WITH A MUSEUM.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 561026
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LEOMINSTER FOLK MUSEUM

Charity Name Id: 571128
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LEOMINSTER MUSEUM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures